diff --git a/init.hardware.rc b/init.hardware.rc
index c656419c..ea750e98 100644
--- a/init.hardware.rc
+++ b/init.hardware.rc
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ on late-fs
     # Mount RW partitions which need run fsck
     mount_all /vendor/etc/fstab.${ro.hardware} --late
 
+    # Required for time_daemon
+    mkdir /persist/time 0770 system system
+    mkdir /data/vendor/time 0700 system system
+
     # Start time daemon early so that the system time can be set early
     start time_daemon
 
@@ -414,10 +418,6 @@ on boot
     # Wifi firmware reload path
     chown wifi wifi /sys/module/wlan/parameters/fwpath
 
-    # Required for time_daemon
-    mkdir /persist/time 0770 system system
-    mkdir /data/vendor/time 0700 system system
-
     # default country code
     setprop ro.boot.wificountrycode 00